Spectators at Monday's non-league battle between the Manning Monarchs (Manning, SC) and the host Cross Trojans (Cross, SC), saw Manning's baseball squad beat Cross by a margin of 18-1.

Coming up next, the Monarchs play the Darlington Falcons (Darlington, SC) in a AAA Region VI battle, on Tuesday, March 15. Manning will attempt to better on its 1-0 season record.

The Trojans now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host Military Magnet Academy for a A Region VI battle on Tuesday, March 8. Cross will play a Eagles squad coming off a 16-5 non-league loss to Stall (Charleston, SC). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.